GLBL 5010b, Economics for Global Affairs  Amit Khandelwal and Lorenzo Caliendo

This core course introduces students to the critical issues facing the global economy today. One of the main goals of the course is to practice how to use measurement and economic frameworks to analyze current events. The course teaches students how to apply economic reasoning to policy issues in the real world building on the concepts covered in the first-semester economics course and new concepts presented in the course.  We use these frameworks to understand questions such as: Why do some countries richer than others? How much inequality is, and should we worry about it?, How are wages and interest rates determined? How do countries conduct fiscal and monetary policy to smooth the business cycle? What determines the gains from international trade and migration? Graded only, sat/unsat option is not permissible. 
MW 1pm-2:15pm

GLBL 5021b, Applied Methods of Analysis II  Ardina Hasanbasri

This course is a continuation of GLBL 5020 that covers statistics and their application in public policy and global affairs research. Topics cover several tools related to multivariate regression analysis, prediction models (including machine-learning models), and causal analysis. Most important is class discussion on which tools are more relevant for answering a policy or research questions and understanding the limitation of each tool. Lectures consist of theoretical discussions of the tools as well as real-world applications and case studies. Graded only; Sat/Unsat option is not available.
TTh 11:35am-12:50pm

GLBL 5040b, Comparative Politics for Global Affairs  Katharine Baldwin

Economics can tell us with increasing precision what policies maximize growth, welfare, and productivity. But how are policies actually made? Why are so many poor policies adopted and good ones foregone? In this course students investigate how government organization and the structure of political competition shape the conditions for better and worse economic policy making across a range of economic policies including macroeconomic policy, corporate and financial regulation, industrial policy, and trade. Students consider these policy areas in democratic and nondemocratic regimes, and in developed and developing countries. Graded only, sat/unsat option is not permissible. 
MW 2:30pm-3:45pm

GLBL 6611b, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power II  Ted Wittenstein

Part II of this two-term course continues to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to alter the fundamental building blocks of world order. Machines capable of sophisticated information processing, towards the frontier of autonomy, pose tremendous opportunities for economic growth and societal well-being. Yet the potential risks also are extraordinary. How can we build AI systems that are reliable, transparent, safe, scalable, and aligned with human values? Following an introduction to AI and survey of current research challenges, the seminar focuses on seven core areas where AI and emergent technologies already pose significant security concerns: (1) lethal autonomous weapons and the nature of conflict, (2) disinformation and the future of democracy, (3) competition and conflict in U.S.-China relations, (4) AI ethics and safety, (5) AI governance, (6) nanotechnology and quantum computing, and (7) outer-space development. For each of these sub-units, the goal is to equip aspiring leaders with requisite technical fluency, and to bridge the divide across the law, technology, and policy communities at Yale.
Th 1:30pm-3:20pm

GLBL 8000a or b, Directed Reading with Senior Fellow  Staff

Directed reading or individual project option is designed for qualified students who wish to investigate an area not covered in regular graduate-level courses. The student must be supervised by a senior fellow, who sets the requirements and meets regularly with the student. Usually limited to one per semester, this option may involve reading the literature on a topic, attending a lecture or seminar series, and writing a substantial research paper. It is the student’s responsibility to make all the arrangements before the semester begins.
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GLBL 9800a or b, Directed Reading  Staff

Directed reading or individual project option is designed for qualified students who wish to investigate an area not covered in regular graduate-level courses. The student must be supervised by a faculty member, who sets the requirements and meets regularly with the student. Usually limited to one per semester, this option may involve reading the literature on a topic, attending a lecture or seminar series, and writing a substantial research paper. It is the student’s responsibility to make all the arrangements before the semester begins. By arrangement with faculty.
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GLBL 9991b, Global Affairs Thesis  Staff

The thesis is an optional yearlong research project that is completed in the final academic year of the M.P.P. degree. It is intended for students who wish to make a major policy-oriented research project the culmination of the student’s educational experience in the program. M.P.P. theses involve independently performed research by the student under the supervision of a faculty adviser. Students work with faculty advisers in designing their project and in writing the thesis. Detailed guidelines for the thesis are outlined in the Jackson School of Global Affairs Bulletin. Prerequisite: GLBL 9990
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